Toronto Pearson airport is home to some mighty fine dining, with dozens of diverse food types to try and take with you.

Nestled in Terminal 1 is Marathi, headed up by executive chef Paul George and specializing in Indian “street food” and other delicacies. The award-winning Chef George is known for his spices and he personally curates his own blends. The menu at Marathi includes such favourites as butter chicken naan panini, black tiger shrimp vindaloo and tandoori chicken, to name just a few.

For the next three weeks, the chef will be be giving away spice kits to pre-flight diners (while quantities last), along with a recipe for chicken biryani that patrons can try at home.

“Indian cooking has big flavour but the secret is actually in the delicate balance of blending spices,” says Chef George.

This special spice blend incorporates a wide selection of spices sourced by the chef and includes such exotics as Cashmir chilies, black cardamom, Javathri, star anise, to name just a few.

“Toronto Pearson aims to bring an authentic Toronto experience to our nearly 50 million annual passengers from around the world,” says Scott Collier, v-p of customer and terminal services for GTAA. “The creative Indian cuisine featured at Marathi are a true reflection of the diverse tastes of our city.”

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